My Dad made this video!!!

Fresno State is celebrating 100 years! Happy Birthday CSFU! My Dad works in the University Communications department as a Video Producer/ Director & was asked to create a video honoring this momentous occasion! Check out this 3 minute film! I'm so proud of my papa! Charlie Chaplin would admire this kind of work!

Hey Mr. Dad's! Need a pick-me-up?

                        ... it's the Dad Life!

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Hope you're laughing as hard as Derek & I were! I LOVE this... too funny!

Jocelyn's Splish Splash 2nd Birthday Bash!

I can NOT believe it's been a year! Well, I guess I can since a lot has happened, but this is Jocelyn when she turned one. Look at how much they change in just one single year! I saw this and couldn't believe it. :>

 Bodie, Jocelyn & Bella at her party last year

... and now she's 2! Not a baby anymore! Very much a little girl, toddling around!
Expressing her personality every minute of the day.

A few of Jocelyn's aged friends came to slip & slide around to celebrate her birthday! We went to my Grandparent's back yard to soak up the sun. Here are some of the highlights! Fun lil kiddos with great spunk! The Dad's got to play a lil soccer game too! 

Bye Bye everyone! Thanks for a fun birthday! LOVES&HUGS

We had a special Father's Day

Thanks, Derek, for loving Jocelyn with all that you are! 

You're an excellent Daddy & I couldn't ask for you to love her more! 

She get's SO excited when Daddy comes home! 

It's nice for all of us, they always have Daddy/ Daughter time once he's home. 

He is always making her laugh & giggle! 

He teaches her little tricks, silly dance moves & most recently to pray (with help of course)! 

We are so blessed to have him light up our home! 

I love you, Derek! JoJo does too!

My parents arrived just in time for us to be spoiled! 

My mom got to be with her dad & I got to spend Father's Day with my daddy too! 

It's been a while since that has happened! So what a treat! 

Jocelyn made that paper tie for Derek in NURSERY! :> SO FUN!

like father~like daughter!
He's the best! I love you, dad!

Hey pretty Mamas, need a pick-me-up?

the great outdoors

it's been a few, many years since i've been camping! ;> so it was lovely to get the chance! we met my parents at beaver lake with my grandparent's camper! aside from the recent discussions i'd had with my cousins about bears in utah attacking children and not being able to sleep without jumping at every lil noise, it was great! :> really though, it was a great time! i did wake up to pochacco, our family dog, growling and making "bear" noises in her sleep! hahaha what, she was right next to me!

my parents drove up from fresno for jocelyn's 2nd birthday & to help us prep for moving. time flies when you have things to do! it went by so quickly but was a pleasure to have them visit. more pictures coming soon!

A tribute from Derek on Home Teaching